145 million Social Security numbers, 99 million addresses and more: Every type of personal data Equifax lost to hackers, by the numbers

Democracy Dies in Darkness Sections Home Try 1 month for $1 Username Sign In Account Profile Newsletters & Alerts Gift Subscriptions Contact Us Help Desk Subscribe Account Profile Newsletters & Alerts Gift Subscriptions Contact Us Help Desk Accessibility for screenreader The Switch by Brian Fung by Brian Fung Email the author May 8 Email the author Dado Ruvic/Reuters Ever since Equifax lost control of millions of Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, names, dates of birth and other sensitive personal information in a massive data breach last year, the credit-reporting agency has gradually upped its estimates of the number of people affected. First it was 143 million consumers, then it was 145 million and finally 147 million. But now, in a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, the company is offering its most detailed analysis to date — disclosing not only how many consumers it believes were hit but also the breakdown of which types of information were most likely to have been lost. Although the report does not identify new or additional victims, it marks the first time Equifax has provided such granular detail about the scope of the compromised data. (Equifax/SEC.gov) Names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers were by far the most common type of data stolen by the attackers, Equifax said. Mailing addresses, phone numbers and just under 2 million email addresses followed close behind. Roughly 209,000 credit card numbers and card-expiration dates were taken. Beyond the information that was stored in those databases, Equifax said the hackers accessed thousands… [Read full story]